Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Kazeem announces $1.7M in state funding for Conrail Stoney Creek Yard rail freight improvement project in Chester City

Kazeem announces $1.7M in state funding for Conrail Stoney Creek Yard rail freight improvement project in Chester City

Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus    January 23, 2026 | 10:02 AM

CHESTER, Jan. 23 –State Rep. Carol Kazeem, D-Delaware, announced today that Conrail had been awarded $1.7 million in state grants for rail freight improvements to its Stoney Creek Yard in Chester.

“This state funding will increase our region’s identity as a critical freight connector in the Northeast and will create and sustain family-sustaining jobs in our district,” Kazeem said. “This strategic infrastructure investment will energize our own local economy’s growth for a long time to come.”

The funding will be used to replace 11 turnouts within Stoney Creek Yard and includes replacements with steel timbers.

The Conrail project was one of 30 projects selected to receive Rail Transportation Assistance Program and Rail Freight Assistance Program funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

According to PennDOT, Pennsylvania is the only state with a dedicated rail freight grant program in the country.